POLITICAL PAPERS,

CHIEFLY RESPECTING THE

ATTEMPT OF THE COUNTY OF YORK,

AND OTHER

CONSIDERABLE DISTRICTS,

COMMENCED IN 1779, AND CONTINUED DURING SEVERAL
SUBSEQUENT YEARS, TO EFFECT A

REFORMATION

OF THE

PARLIAMENT OF GREAT-BRITAIN :

COLLECTED BY THE

Rev. CHRISTOPHER WYVILL,

CHAIRMAN OF THE LATE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATION OF
THE COUNTY OF YORK.

VOLUME II.

YORK:

PRINTED BY W. BLANCHARD:

SOLD BY J. JOHNSON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD, LONDON,

AND J. TODD, YORK.

CONTENTS

SECOND

OF THE

VOLUME.

NUMBER IX.

CONTAINING, in nine Papers, fome further Proceedings

of the Committee of Affociation of the County of York,
preparatory to a General Meeting of the County, on the
19th of December, 1782; their Report to that Meeting of
their past Transactions; the Letter of Brass Crosby, Efq; to
the Chairman of the Committee, with his Anfwer; the Pro-
ceedings and Debate at that General Meeting of the
County; at which the firft Petition for a Reform in the
Representation of the People, was adopted by the County
of York.

Page.

PAPER I. Refolutions at a Meeting of the Committee of Affo-

ciation of the County of York, on the 31ft of

October, 1782,

2. A Report of the Proceedings of the Committee of

Affociation of the County of York, presented to

the General Meeting of the County, on the 19th

day of December, 1782,

3. Refolutions at an adjourned Meeting of the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York, on

the ift of November, 1782,

I

17

4. Letter by Brafs Crosby, Efq; to the Rev. C. Wyvill, 23

5. Letter by the Rev. C. Wyvill to Brafs Crofby, Efq; 25

6. Refolution

A 2

CONTENTS.

Page.

PAPER 6. Refolution at a Meeting of the Committee of Affo-

ciation of the County of York, on the 17th of

December, 1782,

7. Refolutions at the adjourned Meeting of the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York, on

the 18th of December, 1782,

8. Proceedings at a General Meeting of the County

of York, on the 19th of December, 1782,

9. Account of the Debate at that General Meeting,

33

35

38

43

NUMBER X.

Containing, in twenty-eight Papers, Letters and Refo

lutions communicated from various Corporations, Com-

mittees, &c. in answer to the Circular Letter of the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, dated

Nov. 1, 1782.

PAPER I. Letter from the Committee of Southwark to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 72

2. Refolutions of the Electors of Southwark, on the

21ft day of November, 1782,

74

77

78

3. Letter from the Mayor of Bideford to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

4. Letter from the Corporation of Tenby to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

5.
Letter from the Lord Provoft of Glasgow to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 82

6. Letter from the Committee of the County of Flint

to the Committee of Affociation of the County

of York,

86

7. Letter from the Mayor of Gloucester to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York, 88

8. Letter from the Sheriff of Moray to the Committee

of Affociation of the County of York,

92

9. Letter from the Sheriff of Fife to the Committee of

Affociation of the County of York,

94

10. Letter from the Conftables of Manchester to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 95

II. Letter

Page.

PAPER II. Letter from the Mayor of Petersfield to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

12. Letter from the Mayor of Poole to the Committee

of Affociation of the County of York,

97

98

99

13. Letter from the Commonalty of Poole to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

14. Letter from the Town Clerk of Hereford to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 102

15. Letter from the Chairman of the Westminster Com-

mittee to the Committee of Affociation of the

County of York,

104

16. Letter from the Inhabitants of Tiverton to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 106

17. Refolutions of the Corporation of Leicester,

18. Letter from the Town Clerk of York to the Com.

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

19. Letter from the Mayor of Bedford to the Com-

mittee of Association of the County of York,

20. Letter from the Town Clerk of Bridport to the

108

III

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 112

21. Letter from J. Chubb, Efq; late Chairman of the

Committee of Bridgewater to the Committee of

Affociation of the County of York,

114

117

121

22. Letter from the Corporation of Tenby to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

23. Letter from the Town Clerk of Wallingford to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 120

24. Letter from the Mayor of Dartmouth to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

25. Letter from the Suffex Committee to the Com-

mittee of Affociation of the County of York,

26. Letter from the Corporation of Langport to the

Committee of Affociation of the County of York, 126

27. Letter from the Huntingdonshire Committee of

Affociation to the Committee of Affociation of

the County of York,

123

- 128

28. Letter from the Port Reeve and Electors of Penryn

to the Committee of Affociation of the County

of York,

130

NUMBER XI,